Mark Twain and the Cat....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 9, 1907  There is a front page illustration, "Discharged Without Honor" by W. A. Rogers. There is an article called, "Mark Twain and the Cat" by Herman Spencer and also an illustration of "The Landing of Carteret in New Jersey" by Loward Pyle. There is also a photo of "The Beginning of a Momentous S... See More  

Much on Fort Donelson...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 15, 1862  The full front page has 2 prints: "General View of Fort Donelson" & "The Attack of the Second Iowa Regiment on the Rebel Batteries at Fort Donelson". Other prints include: "Position of Taylor's & McAllister's Batteries During the Battle at Fort Donelson" "The gun Boat Attack on the Water Batterie... See More  

Stan Musial... St. Louis Cardinals...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 14, 1958   This 80 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Musial Now Will Shoot for Wagner's N.L. Mark" with related photo. (see)



This tells of St. Louis Cardinal Stan Musial getting his 3,000th career hit.



Other news of the day. Some spine wear, otherwise good.... See More  

Satchel Paige... Babe Ruth...

NEW YORK TIMES, August 24, 1948



* Satchel Paige loses bet

* Babe Ruth's kids



Page 27 has a two line, 2 column head: "Paige Pays $500 Reward to Fan Who Proved He Played Professional Baseball in 1926" An amusing article about a fan who won $500 for providing evidence that Satchel Paige played professional baseball before 1927. Paiges quip about losing the bet: "I musta slep... See More  

Nile Kinnick wins award...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1940



* Nile Kinnick receives All-America award

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has small one column headings on page 4 of the sport's section: "Kinnick, Iowa, Honored", "Receives All-America Board's Captain's Cup Here". See photo for text here. Other news, sports and advertisements of th... See More  

Minnesota Gophers football... 1936 National champs...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 1, 1936 



* Minnesota Gophers 

* National champions (1st report) 

* NCAA college football 

* 1st year of the AP Poll 



The sport's section (page 21) has a two column heading: "Minnesota Decisive Choice As Best Team in Nation" with subhead and standings (see photos) First report coverage on the Minnesota Gophers of... See More  

New York Mets 1st MLB win...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, April 24, 1962 



* New York Mets 1st ever win 

* MLB baseball 



This 30 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 24 that include: "Streaks End as Mets Surprise Pirates, 9-1 and more. (see)



Tells of the very first win by the new MLB franchise New York Mets.



Other news of the day. Good condition.



wikipedia notes: In Oc... See More  

Paavo Nurmi wins golds...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1924



* Paavo Nurmi - Olympics star runner

* Wins 2 gold medals within 2 hours

* The "Flying Finn"



The sport's section (page 8) has a one column heading:

"NURMI WINS 2 RACES, SETS OLYMPIC MARKS" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 28 pages, light toning, irregular along the spine (see... See More  

The International cricket match... Nast's the Modern Samson...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 3, 1868  The front page of the issue features a halfpage illustration "Prize Animals at the New Hampshire Fair, September 15-19, 1868". A halfpage illustration "Patrick J. Whelan, Condemned for the Murder of T. D'Arcy M'Gee" features an accompanying article. A halfpage illustration "The Dead Soldier and His Faithful Dog&q... See More  

Tommy Holmes sets the consecutive game hitting record...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1945 



* Tommy Holmes - Boston Braves

* Consecutive game hitting streak record

* Major League Baseball - MLB



The sports page has one column heads: "HOLMES SETS MARK AS BRAVES WIN TWO" "Hits in 34th Straight Contest for National League Record..." with smaller subheads, box scores and photo of Tommy Holmes.

A fine article reporting Tommy Holme... See More  

Tony Dorsett wins Heisman Trophy... Panthers....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 1, 1976



* Tony Dorsett wins Heisman Trophy

* Pittsburgh Panthers - Dallas Cowboys

* NCAA & NFL football great



The sport's section (page B9) has a one column heading: "Dorsett Heisman Winner" with photo. This is 1st report coverage on Pittsburgh Panthers star running back, Tony Dorsett, winning the 1976 Heisman Trophy. Dorsett is one ... See More  

Tom Sharkey...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, January 28, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lad learning to dance from a Ballroom Dancing by Mail course (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Camel cigarettes. Includes a story entitled "I Fought the Best of Them" by Tom Sharkey.  Very nice condition, a bit of loss at the spine, and m... See More  

International Automobile Racing...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 11, 1905  Front page illustration "Congress Has Adjourned" by W. A. Rogers; Scenes at the Recent Floral Parade in Havana; Snap-Shots of the Recent International Automobile Races in Cuba; The Sportsmen's Show at the Madison Square Garden; Recent Athletic Contests of American Soldiers in the Philippines; Famous Paintings Reproduced From L... See More  

More on the "fixed" 1919 World Series scandal...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 1, 1920 



* Chicago White Sox

* Black Sox scandal

* 1919 World Series vs. Red



The ftpg. has one column heads, a portion of which refers to the infamous "Black Sox" scandal: "Brooklyn Players Questioned Today" "But District Attorney Withholds Evidence--White Sox Players on Stand at Chicago".

The first report c... See More  

Max Schmeling K.O.'s Stribling...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, July 3 & 4, 1931



* Max Schmeling (German Boxer) vs. Young Stribling

* Title boxing match

* 2 issue lot



The July 4th, 14 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 8:

"Schmeling Stops Stribling in Fifteenth Round of Bout" with subheads and photo of Schmeling (see photos).



As an extra bonus you also get the July 3rd issue with pre fight news... See More  

Joseph Pulitzer... Thomas Edison...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated November 4, 1911.



This issue has a full, color cover before the front page. The front page of this issue is an illustration of "Joseph Pulitzer:1847-1911" which is "After the Painting by John S. Sargent."



This issue is has an illustration of "Fusion and Confusion--Boss Murphy: 'That Blame Thing Always Gives Me a Scar... See More  

LPGA forms in 1949...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1949 



* Ladies Professional Golf Association formation (LPGA) 

* Patty Berg - Babe Didrikson Zaharias 



This 64 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 45: "PRO GROUP FORMED FOR WOMEN'S GOLF" "Organization to Conduct Open Tourney Sept. 22-25--Miss Berg Elected President"



This was the actual formation of the La... See More  

Vesuvius' eruption.... H.G.Wells...

... See More  

Bob Mathias wins Olympic gold in 1948....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 7, 1948 



* Bob Mathias wins Olympic gold medal

* Decathlon in London England



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "U.S. Boy, 17, Wins Decathlon In Eerie Setting at Olympics" with subhead: "Mathias Beats Athletes of 19 Nations in 10 Events Ending Under Lights" and photo of Robert Mathias Much more cover

... See More  

Baseball scouting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, July 27, 1912  This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "Victorious America at the Olympic Games."

In this issue there is an illustration called "'Come On In, Fellows, the Water's Fine!'" by C. J. Budd and there is an article with photos called "America's Athleti... See More  

Aviation...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 28, 1912



This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "The Dogs of War."



In this issue there is an ad for the book "Mark Twain--A Biography" and an article called "Progress of the Campaign." Also in this issue there is a full page illustration of "The National Pest--A... See More  

Ban of black golf players broken for the first time...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 18, 1952



* PGA Professional Golfers Association

* Ban of black players broken for the 1st time



This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 36: "Kroll Shatters Course Standard at San Diego" and "Fire Seven-Under 65 for Three-Stroke Lead; Louis Becomes First Negro to Play in PGA Event"



This was the o... See More  

Ernie Koy & Emmett Mueller HRs...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 20, 1938 



* Ernie Koy and Emmett Mueller 

* Home runs in 1st at bats in MLB baseball - Brooklyn Dodgers & Philadelphia Phillies 



This 46 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 28: "Six-Run Rally in Eighth Wins for the Dodgers" with subheads that include: "Koy Gets Circuit Smash" "Delivers Initial T... See More  

"Plutarch Lights of History--Whitman"...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, February 26, 1916



This issue has a color cover page before the title page.



In this issue, there are several articles including "Pen, Ink and War" by Elon Jessup which includes several ink illustrations; "What I Saw in Poland" by W. H. Hamilton; "The Senate and Republican Victory" by McGegor; "Mobilizing the AD.&... See More  

Early United Nations...

Bert Bell... Co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1946 



* Bert Bell - Co-founder of the Philadelphia eagles 

* Becomes the new NFL football commissioner

* Early/formative meeting of The United Nations



The top of page 18 has one column headings that include: "LAYDEN QUITS POST; SUCCEEDED BY BELL" "Resignation of Commissioner Big Surprise to National Football League Men" and more... See More